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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1912
Page
7
The text describes balancing two bottles with cork tips and table knives, using a glass of water to offset weight. By adjusting water and distance, the glass rises as water drops are drawn, and a thread with a small lead weight causes the glass to descend, illustrating a counterintuitive balance phenomenon as observed in a New York World feature.
Francis Wilson, the actor and Napoleonic relief collector, visits an antique shop in northern New York. A shopkeeper misidentifies him as an actor, then jokes about his likeness to a singing fellow, prompting Wilson to insist he is a clergyman and dignity.
A dialogue excerpt shows Mr Smith explaining Herbert Spencer's Principles of Biology. He quotes his definition of life as a definite combination of heterogeneous changes with external coexistences and sequences. Mrs Smith and Jane react with confusion, mistaking the subject for a patent.
The account explains capturing hummingbirds using water jets from blowguns or syringes to stun them then netting them and suspending them over cyanide. It notes a range from tiny to half sparrow size and warns on rapid action to prevent plumage damage during escape attempts.
London Notes and Queries mentions wheel lock muskets at the South Kensington museum with rifled barrels called screwed. A note on Hudibras cites Prince Rupert hitting the vane on St Marys Stafford at sixty yards with a screwed pistol, illustrating historic marksman skill.
A young girl bursts in to report a mad dog seen nearby. She repeats the word mad many times, describing the animal as furious as Harper's Weekly captures the scene with urgent, vivid phrasing.
A Detroit Free Press fragment shows a couple’s strained marriage as small details reveal growing detachment. The wife notices the sleeves of her kimono trailing in pouring butter while the husband savors toast with unusual intensity, hinting at deeper tensions.
A brief reflection states that abysses are loved by nature yet cannot be crossed by love, while love may bury itself in those depths.
The article describes constructing a memorandum pad from grout cardboard eight and a half by six inches. A silk cover, silk lining, ribbon ties, and initials personalize the piece. Diagrams A B C D illustrate assembly and tearing sheets from the pad, with a cloth loop for a pencil and a securing tab.
Parasol styles this year suit small hats with rakish tops and large shaded hats. Steep sided parasols are compact. big parasols shade more. Black and white stripes suit street frocks. square handles and rose edges add style. Seashore wear popular. sunshade protects hatless heads.
The Philadelphia Telegraph discusses risks of coloring hair and keeping it light. It notes that blondes darken with age and coloring dries the scalp and hair. It contrasts hats and heated styling with risks of dryness and breakage, urging natural texture.
The article notes new rib bons show rich coloring and large bold patterns. It highlights large designs with poppies orchids and roses, velour ribbons with dark floral effects, and moire brocaded ribbons with floral backgrounds in rich tones for millinery.
High tight stocks of lace and net and silk and satin gain praise for trimness and smartness, appealing in cool days. They likely lose popularity in mid summer, replaced by flat open collars as temperatures rise.
An American Machinist writer describes a new angel type atop Venice’s Campanile di San Marco. The ball bearing statue turns to align with the wind, reducing surface exposure. eleven foot wings sweep back, altering wind pressure on the sculpture amid the ruin repairs.
Washington and his young cavalry ally Light Horse Harry Lee shared a close bond. A dream foretold a gift and the next day a deed appeared, granting Lee Westmoreland estate. Washington warned Lee not to dream Mount Vernon away.
A Strand Magazine piece recounts a series of inquiries by young girls about moon people and angels and a sad drawing of a grave. A mother rebukes the grave image while the child rewrites it into a beehive with bees streaming out. Hilda Cowlhan shares this vignette.
A garbled fragment from the New York World records a brief exchange about a leading actress and her fate, with a line indicating a three week duration before a repeat appearance.
A New York note uses a full alphabet pangram about a boy who enjoys lively play. The lines describe his actions from A to Z with energetic verbs and exclamations.
In a domestic scene Mrs. Call scolds Ethel for worrying her mother. Ethel replies tearfully with a countercharge about living with mamma long enough to know who is to blame. The exchange appears in the St Paul Pioneer Press.
Describes summer wraps with sleeves cut in one with the body, typically collarless, relying on fabric beauty for charm. Notes new brocaded worsteds and cottons used for such wraps.
Clara says she plans to marry to relieve Jack of a false impression. Clara’s mother questions the motives, asking why she would wed him. The exchange reveals tension over marriage expectations and behavior.
A humorous quip about marriage expectations appears in the flouston Post. A speaker jokes that the “poor man” is the better match, mocking social pressures around wealth and union.
Workmen digging in Amberley Road, Southgate, England uncovered a large hoard of Long Cross pennies from Henry III’s era. The coroner impaneled a jury, a numismatist testified to the coins’ age, and the verdict declared them ancient and concealed with an unknown depositor. the coroner then seized the coins as royal treasure.
Advertises Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment as relief and cure for infant skin eruptions. Claims testimonials from Mrs Strabler of Dabuqua Iowa and notes price 50 cents at local druggists. Presents company contact in Philadelphia and St Louis.
The Boot and Shoe Recorder notes demand in oxfords featuring straight lace button Blucher and six to seven button styles. Lace boots with trimmed tops blind eyelets and bail effects appear widely. Flat bow pumps and perforated beading tops offer newness, with Cuban and Louis heels. leathers include black calf tan calf kid patent and white, plus red and gray accents.
San Francisco resident Mr. John Dowling credits Meetric Bitters with powerful relief for weak kidneys and indigestion. The advertisement touts improved liver function and energy, urging readers to start with a bottle to feel like a new person and return to ambitious work. Purchase price listed as $1.00 per bottle at Irvin's Drug Store.
Sir Henry Roscoe recounts how Anderson, Faraday’s sole assistant, obeyed orders though uneducated in science. Faraday left him to stir a pot of chemicals over a fire overnight, forgetting to return, and Anderson continued stirring until morning.
An old advertisement offers a 100 dollar reward for an uncured catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It cites F J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio and endorsements from a local bank, with testimonials and internal consumption claims.
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